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Oddballforlife t1_ja4g3ck wrote

I’ve lived in my house for four years and have never touched the water heater >_>

What do I do

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Mysterious-Salad9609 t1_ja64k5c wrote

It's not hard to do. Attach a garden hose to the bottom, turn off power and shut off water. Drain through the garden hose. You're probably due for a new anode rod as well. Turn off power first also, if you're feeling fancy, take out the heater element and clean it.

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flyeaglesfly777 OP t1_ja5vod0 wrote

I am lazy. I just wait until I have a long list of non-emergency items for my plumber and add it to the list. He drains the tank and refills it. Also cleans the burner.

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rjbergen t1_ja5zz9r wrote

How often do you have a list for a plumber? Last time I had a plumber out was 6 years ago during a bathroom remodel.

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Megamax_X t1_ja8hqqn wrote

As a plumber that’s cleaned up after many of these people, this is the way to go. Most of household plumbing is easy but only if you know what your doing. There’s a small dumb trick to about everything.

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